Global Patent Index - EP 3887640 B1

EP 3887640 B1 20240103 - SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPOSITION FOR CONTROLLING FRACTURE GROWTH

Title (en)

SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPOSITION FOR CONTROLLING FRACTURE GROWTH

Title (de)

SYSTEM, VERFAHREN UND ZUSAMMENSETZUNG ZUR KONTROLLE DES BRUCHWACHSTUMS

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME, PROCÉDÉ ET COMPOSITION POUR COMMANDER UNE CROISSANCE DE FRACTURE

Publication

EP 3887640 B1 20240103 (EN)

Application

EP 19890762 A 20191126

Priority

  • US 201862771501 P 20181126
  • US 2019063378 W 20191126

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2020165909A1] A system, composition and method for controlling vertical growth direction (up and down) of one or more fractures and/or rate of growth of one or more fractures by varying the specific gravity of one or more slurries or fluids being pumped into a well during a fracking operation.

IPC 8 full level

E21B 43/267 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C09K 8/665 (2013.01 - EP); C09K 8/80 (2013.01 - EP); E21B 43/26 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 43/267 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 11299970 B2 20220412; US 2020165909 A1 20200528; AU 2019387119 A1 20210610; AU 2019387119 B2 20231116; CA 3120964 A1 20200604; EP 3887640 A1 20211006; EP 3887640 A4 20220824; EP 3887640 B1 20240103; HU E065237 T2 20240528; PL 3887640 T3 20240325; US 11629581 B2 20230418; US 2022307360 A1 20220929; WO 2020112857 A1 20200604

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201916696441 A 20191126; AU 2019387119 A 20191126; CA 3120964 A 20191126; EP 19890762 A 20191126; HU E19890762 A 20191126; PL 19890762 T 20191126; US 2019063378 W 20191126; US 202217690909 A 20220309